1:26 AM,
Dec. 4, 2012

Gov. Rick Scott and Fabiola Sojet, head of of General Electric Northern South America, chat during a lunch.

Written by

Arek Sarkissian II
Florida Capital Bureau

Gov. Rick Scott met with Florida companies on Monday afternoon as they took on matchmaker meetings with Colombian groups.

Consider it speed dating for businesses, with 28 Florida companies taking on a total of about 170 meetings in about eight hours. The meetings also are considered the backbone of any Enterprise Florida trade mission. Scott's focus on job growth followed him as he sat in on the first meeting. David Shahin, of Mulberry-based Flow Components & Equipment Supply told Scott he was just the man he wanted to see.

"My company has 17 employees and I want to grow it to 300," Shahin told ...